Mounting means



D. LITTMANN 3,287,814

MOUNTING MEANS Nov. 29, 1966 Filed March 25. 1964 FIG. 5 m

ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,287,814 MOUNTING MEANS David Littmann,Belmont, Mass, assignor to Cardiosonics Medical Instruments Corporation,Belmont, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Filed Mar. 25, 1964, Ser.No. 354,599 7 Claims. (Cl. 33-180) The present invention relates to ameans and method of securing a plurality of sheets such asinformation-bearing or data sheets to a mounting sheet or the like, andis a further improvement of the type of device and method disclosed andclaimed in copending application Serial No. 291,033 filed June 27, 1963,now Patent No. 3,243,886, of which the applicant is a co-inventor.

As described in the above mentioned copending application, there is acontinuing need for an efiicient means and method of securing datasheets to a larger mounting sheet. There is a particular need in thehospital and medical field, where it has been customary to retainrecords of electrocardiograph charts or leads by cutting segments fromthe lead and securing the segments to a larger mounting or report sheet.The customary methods of cutting rectangular segments from the lead andthen fastening the cut segment to a mounting sheet by taping or staplingis laborious and time consuming.

The present invention is designed to overcome these difliculties andprovides certain advantageous features which are not shown and disclosedin the copending application referred to above. In the present inventiona means is provided by which small data sheets, preferably segments ofelectrocardiograph leads, are secured to a mounting or record sheetefficiently, effectively, securely and neatly.

The present invention also provides a means of mounting data sheets orleads such as electrocardiograph charts in a simple manner whichrequires substantially no training or skill.

The present invention also provides a means by which segments ofelectrocardiograph leads or the like may be secured to a mounting charthaving pressure sensitive adhesive applied in shapes conforming to thesegments of the electrocardiograph lead without the likelihood ofinadvertently adhering the segments to the mounting sheet whilepositioning them.

In the copending application referred to above, the segments ofelectrocardiograph leads are dropped onto the frame, preferably with oneportion on a side member. The segments are aligned with guides on theside member before permitting the adhesive portion to engage themounting sheet. Unfortunately in securing many of such segments tomounting sheets, the operator occasionally inadvertently allows aportion of the segment about to be attached to come into contact withthe pressure sensitive adhesive surface of the mounting sheet prior toproper alignment. This often results in the tearing of the segments Whenthey are removed for proper alignment.

The present invention overcomes such difficulties by providing a meansin which the data sheets may be aligned properly with the mounting sheetin such a manher that it is unlikely that they will inadvertently beplaced in contact with the mounting sheet prior to being properlyaligned.

These and other objects and advantages will be more clearly understoodwhen considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective partially fragmentary view of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary cross section taken substantially along the line2-2 of FIG. 1

3,287,814 Patented Nov. 29, 1966 FIG. 3 is a fragmentary bottom view ofthe fragmentary cross section shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross section taken substantially along the line44 of FIG. 1, and

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a typical mounting sheet with a plurality ofdata sheets at least partially secured thereto.

While the embodiment of the present invention is de scribed inconnection with a means of securing segments of electrocardiograph leadsto a mounting or report sheet, it should be understood that theinvention disclosed may be applied to means and methods of mountingother types of sheets and consequently has other applications.

Referring to the drawings there is illustrated a preferred embodiment ofthe invention for use in mounting segments of electrocardiograph leadson a mounting sheet 1. The mounting sheets 1 are normally coated withsuitably sized and shaped pressure sensitive adhesive areas on theirupper surface, as will be described in greaterdetail. Data recordingspaces may be provided on the bottom side. In this arrangement a meansfor supporting a mounting sheet 1 may be formed of a rectangular boardfor locating the mounting sheet 1 in a preselection position 4. Thesemeans may comprise a plurality of upwardly projecting pins or dowels 3.The pins 3 permit the mounting sheet 4 to be located or positioned onthe board 2 in the position indicated by the dotted outline 4.

A frame 5 is positioned over and is preferably secured to the board 2.This frame has arms 6 and 7 at one end. These arms 6 and 7 are pivotallysecured to a bar 8 by pins projecting through the arms 6 and 7 into theends of the bar 8. The bar 8 is in turn secured to the board 2 by screws9 or by other suitable means.

Frame 5 includes upper and lower cross members 10 and 11 whichrespectively form the upper and lower ends of the frame 5. These crossmembers interconnect the side members 12 and'13. The side members 12 and13 are symmetrically located on either side of, and together with, thecross members define the periphery of the frame.

Also extending between and integrally interengaging the upper and lowercross members 10 and 11 are intermediate dividers or side members 14 and15 which divide the interior of the frame into a plurality of parallelelongated apertures 16, 17 and 18. Each of the side members 12, 14, 15and 13 are formed with vertically extending walls having surfacesbordering and facing the apertures 16, 17 and 18. The side member 14 hassurfaces 21 and 22 bordering respectively apertures 16 and 17, whileside member 15 has surfaces 23 and 24 bordering respectively theapertures 17 and 18. The side members 12 and 13 are each formed withwalls having surfaces 27 and 28 respectively facing inwardly andbordering respectively the outer sides of apertures 16 and 18.

Each of the apertures 16, 17 and 18 are formed with longitudinallyextending shelves 30 integral with the side members forming them andextending inwardly therefrom into the aperture with the opposite shelves30 on either side of each of the elongated apertures coplanar with oneanother, and lying preferably in a plane which is intermediate andparallel the planes passing through the uppermost and lowermost portionsof the side members 12 and 13. These shelves 30 thereby provide arecessed portion .31 underneath the shelves which would normally bespaced above a mounting sheet sandwiched between the frame and the flatupper surface of the board 2. A plurality of upwardly extendingpartitions 36 are formed in the upper surfaces of each of the shelvesand divide each of the apertures into a plurality of segments. Thepartitions 36 extend inwardly from the facing side walls of thebordering side members of the aperture and have a height preferablyequal to the height of the bordering wall with the upper surface of thepartitions 36 coplanar with the upper surface of the side members andthe lower surface integral with the shelf 30. These partitions 36thereby form a plurality of continuous wall segments about each aperturewith pairs of wall segments shaped to define the size of individual datasheets. In the preferred embodiment illustrated, each of the apertures16, 17 and 18 are provided with three pairs of continuous wall segmentsdefining locations for four individual data bearing sheets over amounting sheet 1 properly positioned between the frame and the board 2.

Integral with the cross member 11 is a tab or lip 39 which forms ahandle to permit pivoting of the frame about the hinged arms 6 and 7 sothat a mounting sheet may be positioned between the frame and the board2.

The data sheets 56 are precisely dimensioned to correspond withpredefined rectangular area-s 61 on the mounting sheet. These predefinedareas 61 are symmetrically located on the mounting sheet 1 so that theyeach underlie a compartment 40 defined by pairs of opposite continuouswall segments in each of the apertures 16, 17 and 18 where the mountingsheet is positioned beneath the frame. These predefined areas 61 aredimensioned so that when thus positioned, each predefined area 61partially underlies the shelves 30 at opposite sides. The areas 61 arepreferably coated with an adhesive of the pressure sensitive varietyadapted to secure data sheet 56 thereto.

\ In using this device, a plurality of uniformly sized and shaped datasheet 56 are cut by any suitable means from an elongatedelectrocardiograph lead. The frame 5 is pivoted upwardly so that amounting sheet 1 may be positioned under it. A mounting sheet 1 is thenpositioned as indicated at 4 between the board 2 and the frame 5. Theframe is then closed so that it rests on the mounting sheet. In thisposition, the lower edges of the walls, as indicated at 70, are alignedwith the longitudinal spaces 66 of the mounting sheet whichlongitudinally define areas 61 one from the other. The compartments 40are thereby aligned with the areas 61 as illustrated in FIG. 1.Individual data sheets 56 sized to the dimensions of compartments 40 arethen positioned in the compartments 40 with the outer side edges of thedata sheets butting against opposite continuous wall segments. Since theoperator will normally drop the data sheet onto the aperture and theside edges of each data sheet will engage the shelves 30 at its sideedges, the center portion of each data sheet will not fall into contactwith the adhesive center portion of segments 61 until positively forceddown by the operators finger. Thus the operator may properly locate thedata sheets in the positions defined partially by the oppositecontinuous wall segments without the likelihood of inadvertentlyinterengaging the pressure sensitive adhesive portions of the data sheetand the mounting sheet. After the data sheets have been properlylocated, the operator 7 may then force down the center portion so as toengage the adhesive portions to the data sheet and mounting sheet, asillustrated in FIG. 2 at 71. Thereafter the frame may be pivotedupwardly leaving behind the data sheets which have been partiallyadhered to the mounting sheet and which pass through the apertures 16,17 and 18 as the frame is pivoted upwardly. The operator may thereafterforce down the free side edges of the data sheets, which had up to thenrested on the shelves 30, with his fingers to engage the remainingunadhered portions of the data sheets and mounting sheet.

' What is claimed is:

1. A means for mounting a plurality of data sheets at preselectedpositions on a mounting sheet larger than said data sheets comprising,

a board having a fiat surface and means for receiving and locating amounting sheet in a selected position,

4 a frame having an aperture formed therein with opposite side membersbordering said aperture and spaced apart the width of said data sheets,

means for registering said frame with said selected position,

a pair of coplanar shelves with each shelf integral with a side memberand extending inwardly therefrom into aid aperture to form supports foropposite edges of a data sheet as it is positioned over said aperture,

and upwardly extending partitions formed on the upper surfaces of saidshelves with the partitions on one shelf laterally aligned with thepartitions on the other and with said partitions dimensioned and spacedfrom each other to receive data sheets therein with the side edges ofsaid data sheets supported on said shelves and the upper and lower edgesadjacent said partitions and with the center portions of said datasheets lying over said aperture.

2. A means for mounting a plurality of data sheets at preselectedpositions on a mounting sheet larger than said data sheets comprising,

a board having a continuous flat surface and means for receiving andlocating a mounting sheet in a selected position,

a frame having an aperture formed therein with opposite side membersbordering said aperture and spaced apart the width of said data sheetsto act as a first means for locating said data sheets in a first plane,

pivot means for registering said frame with said selected positionoverlying said mounting sheet,

a pair of coplanar shelves with each shelf integral with a side memberand extending inwardly therefrom into said aperture towards each otherto form supports for opposite edges of a data sheet as each sheet ispositioned over said aperture,

and means for further locating said data sheets in said first plane.

3. A mean-s as set forth in claim 1 wherein said shelves extend inwardlyfrom the inner edges of said side members with the upper surface of saidshelves lying in a plane intermediate the upper and lower edges of saidside members.

4. A means as set forth in claim 1 wherein said side members formlongitudinally extending walls normal to and continuous with saidpartitions to form continuous Wall segments adapted to extend about theedges of the portions of data sheets lying on said shelves.

5. A means as set forth in claim 4 wherein said shelves have lowersurfaces lying in a plane intermediate the parallel planes passingthrough the uppermost and lowermost portions of said side members.

6. A means for mounting a plurality of data sheets at preselectedpositions on a mounting sheet larger than said data sheets comprising,

a board having a flat surface and means formed thereon for receiving andsecuring a mounting sheet in a selected position,

a rectangular frame having a plurality of longitudinally extendingparallel side members defining therebetween a plurality of parallelelongated apertures, said side members including pairs of verticallyextending parallel walls bordering said apertures and spaced apartacross said apertures the width of said data sheets,

a plurality of coplanar shelves with each shelf integral with a sidemember and extending inwardly from said vertically extending parallelwalls into said aperture to form supports for opposite sides of datasheets positioned over the aperture bordered by said shelves,

upwardly extending laterally extending partitions formed on the uppersurfaces of said shelves with the partitions on shelves bordering eachaperture laterally aligned, said partition dimensioned and spaced todefine individual data sheets locating areas in said frame with saidvertically extending walls and said partitions forming a series ofcontinuous wall seglments adapted to extend about the edges of the por-References Cited by the Examiner tions of a plurality of data sheetslying in longitu- N D STATES PATENT dinal alignment on said shelves andover each of U ITE S Sa'id apertures, and 2,852,932 9/1958 Cable 33180mean-s pivotally securing said frame to said board. 5 2,853,792 9/1958Lutes 33 184'5 7. A device as set forth in claim 6 wherein said shelves2,902,770 9/1959 Mulcahy 33184'5 lie in planes inter-mediate the:parallel planes passing through the uppermost and lowermost portions ofsaid LEONARD FORMAN Pr'mary Exammer' side members. S. S. MATTHEWS,Assistant Examiner.

1. MEANS FOR MOUNTING A PLURALITY OF DATA SHEETS AT PRESELECTEDPOSITIONS ON A MOUNTING SHEET LARGER THAN SAID DATA SHEETS COMPRISING, ABOARD HAVING A FLAT SURFACE AND MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND LOCATING AMOUNTING SHEET IN A SELECTED POSITION, A FRAME HAVING AN APERTURE FORMEDTHEREIN WITH OPPOSITE SIDE MEMBERS BOARDERING SAID APERTURE AND SPACEDAPART THE WIDTH OF SAID DATA SHEETS, MEANS FOR REGISTERING SAID FRAMEWITH SAID SELECTED POSITION, A PAIR OF COPLANAR SHELVES WITH EACH SHELFINTEGRAL WITH A SIDE MEMBER AND EXTENDING INWARDLY THEREFROM INTO SAIDAPERTURE TO FORM SUPPORTS FOR OPPOISTE EDGES OF A DATA SHEET AS IT ISPOSITIONED OVER SAID APERTURE, AND UPWARDLY EXTENDING PARTITIONS FORMEDON THE UPPER SURFACES OF SAID SHELVES WITH THE PARTITIONS ON ONE SHELFLATERALLY ALIGNED WITH THE PARTITIONS ON THE OTHER AND WITH SAIDPARTITIONS DIMENSIONED AND SPACED FROM EACH OTHER TO RECEIVE DATA SHEETSTHEREIN WITH THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID DATA SHEETS SUPPORTED ON SAIDSHELVES AND THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES ADJACENT SAID PARTITIONS AND WITHTHE CENTER PORTIONS OF SAID DATA SHEETS LYING OVER SAID APERTURE.